Deep Dive Coding

Deep Dive Coding

About

About

Deep Dive Coding offers full-time 10-week and 12-week full stack JavaScript coding bootcamps and a part-time, 12-week .NET bootcamp in Albuquerque, New Mexico. All courses cover HTML, GitHub, CSS, and object-oriented programming. The curriculum is constantly updated so that students learn the latest, most relevant technologies. Students build personal website projects as well as a team capstone project during the bootcamp, culminating in a Demo Day with employers and other community members.

Prospective students should have basic coding skills to apply. Deep Dive Coding looks for an applicant’s desire to become a programmer, hard work, enthusiasm, as well as an eagerness to learn in pairs and as part of a team. Deep Dive Coding has an expanding network of employers ready to hire graduates as software engineers and web developers. The bootcamp also provides professional development and coaching, along with guest speakers and professional and personal development modules, including personal branding, resume writing, and mock interviewing with local tech professionals.

Deep Dive Coding Bootcamps are a part of CNM Ingenuity, a nonprofit that helps Central New Mexico Community College pursue cooperative ventures in technology and entrepreneurship. After successful completion of a bootcamp, graduates receive a certificate of completion from CNM Ingenuity.

Courses

Courses

Deep Dive Java + Android + Salesforce

Deep Dive Java + Android + Salesforce is a 12-week (40+ hours per week) software development bootcamp taught at the CNM STEMulus Center in downtown Albuquerque. You’ll learn the fundamentals of Java, Android and Salesforce development to build modern, in-demand software that runs on and integrates multiple platforms. Graduate with truly marketable, high-income skills.
Software developers are in demand everywhere, including here in Albuquerque where the unemployment rate for developers is just 1.9%. Jobs requiring coding skills pay an average of $22,000 per year more than jobs that don’t.

Financing

Deposit

$1500

Tuition Plans

Yes

Scholarship

Scholarships available for underrepresented groups.

Getting in

Minimum Skill Level

Entry level provided you have good computer skills.

Prep Work

One month of pre-work is required.

Placement Test

No

Interview

Yes

Deep Dive .NET

Learn in-demand technology skills fast! Can’t afford to quit your job to attend a coding bootcamp? Now you don’t have to! Deep Dive .NET is an immersive nights-and-weekends C# (pronounced C sharp) and .NET programming bootcamp that runs for ten weeks and will help you (including if you have no prior programming experience) become a Fullstack C# and .NET developer who is capable of landing an entry level position or start your own web development company. Facilitated by a very experienced programmer and educator, you will learn the basics of C#, advanced Object Oriented Programming, Model-View-Controller (MVC), CSS3 and HTML5, which will culminate with your robust website. You will use Visual Studio Online Team Foundation Server, build your own personal website, learn to host your website, and develop a project portfolio to impress your future employers and/or clients.

Deep Dive Coding is a 10-week (40+ hours per week) web development and programming bootcamp in downtown Albuquerque, NM. You’ll learn the fundamentals of modern web development to build great websites, software, and apps.

Fantastic crew. Considering they all work for the college (CNM) and that this bootcamp is held to a collegiate standard, there is a certain level of vetting that takes place that you may not find at other bootcamps. For those taking a bootcamp towards an end-goal, here are my suggestions (please note that I have not taken the Java course)

I suggest the PHP/Fullstack for CS Majors or Wordpress oriented peeps,

the .Net for entrepreneurs/startups who want to "spin up" apps with a framework,

and the Java for code-competent professionals that want to up their game, or CS students.

Out of the gates each one will offer jobs at a different availability. Some have a huge gap between the Jr level and the Senior level, and some have a very strong mid-level range but few Jr level. Based on my observation, the PHP or Java course will compliment a CS degree very well; however, PHP offers more jobs than Java, but at a much lower pay bracket (Mostly Wordpress stuff). The irony is that PHP is easy to get into, but has lower paying mid-level availability when compared to Java. If you are code savvy, taking the Java may result in finally being worth decent money, but if you over estimate yourself you may come out of it not quite good enough. As I said, a CS degree would greatly compliment either of these. If you already know wordpress, the PHP course may be a solid bet because you will gain value in the wordpress sector by being able to create plugins, etc. The PHP course also seems to have the most "front-end", design oriented lessons as well.

The .Net is a different story all together. It is part time and is far more "startup" oriented than the other two. It has some CS material, but the gist of the course is how to spin up a project quickly, easily, and it be able to scale. You don't even really need to know how EVERYTHING works (like in a CS degree), but rather how to IMPLEMENT something that works. I would compare this to "Ruby on Rails" but .Net being a much better framework than Rails in the long run. There are also tons of jobs as this is a Microsoft stack and every company and their mother needs more of these devs.

At the end of the day, this is nothing more than my own observation and interpretation, and should not be the deciding factor. Contact the staff, talk to the professors, and you will quickly figure out which one suites you best. Point being, there is a course for anyone.

In regards to my results. I doubled my income after this bootcamp and I was already paid decently well as a Software Tester. My current role is a Software Engineer with the US Govn't. I graduated PHP mid 2017, landed the job Dec, 2017, and took the .Net course after landing the job as my PHP experience wasn't as relevant as C#/.Net, but the transferable CS and fullstack knowledge from the PHP course helped me extensively with landing the role.

Deep Dive has offered a web development bootcamp for years - they claim 80% of graduates of that program get coding jobs. They offered a new bootcamp in the Java language, when I was applying, and when I asked the director which bootcamp would more likely result in my getting a job in coding - I was not attached to any language, or any field - I wanted a job. She said that the web development job market was likely saturated after so many years of graduating students (please think about this if you’re thinking about taking the web-development course) and she said that I’d probably do better in the Java program. I asked if my lack of a four-year degree would get in the way of employment, and she said that some employers - mainly public sector employers - would care about that, but most private sector employers would hire someone without a degree. It turns out that the director’s husband works in a programming business that writes Java code.

Since graduating, I have found that every advertised job has a requirement for a four-year degree - BA/BS - usually for a STEM degree, and often they state “MS preferred.” I applied for these jobs, anyway - not just in NM, but also in TX, CO, AZ and UT, but without a degree on my resume, I got very few calls for interviews. Whenever I did get an interview, it would end whenever the question was asked and answered, “Do you have a four year degree?”

Recently, one of the administrators published an article online addressing the fact that the local software developers only advertise for programmers who have STEM degrees, which kind of acknowledges the point I’ve been making.

I feel taken advantage of. The program costs too much ($9,000) for them to have “guessed” that the tech community would hire graduates who didn’t have four-year degrees. I have asked them to comp me their other bootcamp - their “proven” web-development bootcamp - in light of the fact that I paid my own money for this bootcamp and that they are now publishing articles that acknowledge my point about the four year degrees mattering. They refused to give me a free ride, and they refused to give me a discount. Instead, they say that they’re “working on” getting some financial aid from somewhere else. And when I checked back 6 months later, they are still “working on” getting financial aid from somewhere else. Come on...

At its core, it is a dishonest organization.

The Java instruction was not great, either. Noone in my class who didn't have a background in Java came anywhere close to passing Oracle's certification, and noone felt comfortable in coding. They write in their literature that a graduate might be able to start their own business, but that is not true.

In addition, the bootcamp did not even touch on Salesforce. Java was studied 40 hours a week for 12 weeks. Salesforce had 8 hours total. You could literally learn more from google.

Also, I'm not sure why other reviewers have checked 5 stars for job assistance, because there is none. If you don't believe me, ask them who is in charge of that. There is noone.

I moved from Tulsa to Albuquerque to go to this boot camp. The instructors and staff at the boot camp are amazing they all go above and beyond what you'd expect even giving up there free time to help you work through a coding problem. I went to the boot camp that started in July 2016 and I've been so busy working since I graduated that it's taken me 5 months to find time to give them a review. I worked as a welder before this boot camp. I didn't have much experience using a computer and in 10 weeks I went from sweating in a weld shop all year to sitting in an office with a beautiful mountain view and building websites for a marketing company.

Very complete boot camp. They teach you several languages, instructors provide great support and create a great working atmosphere, ancillary staff did great work at providing student with everything we need to finish the course. During the course they update you about job opportunities and internships to take advantage of and being in a classroom full of proper with different skills makes the experience very holistic. As couple of us ended up in an internship before the boot camp was finished. I couldn't ask for more.

I was lucky enough to receive a scholarship to Deep Dive Coding. I spent 10 fairly grueling weeks not being able to make my car payment while I attended this program. In the end it was worth it. The program does have its flaws but, hey, welcome to the real world.

Some adviceto future students is to get familiar with Github, basic HTML/CSS/BootStrap, PHPStorm, API's, ERD's and what a Framework is. You will use past capstones to help you with your capstone. I am not sure what the future cohorts will offer training wise but here is my github and it may still prove useful.

https://github.com/agraham14

Try not to get frustrated. There are many guest speakers and a mock interview process. I rebelled against them initially but in the end took a lot from the experience as a whole.

I was lucky enough to recieve a scholarship to Deep Dive Coding. I spent 10 fairly grueling weeks not being able to make my car payment while I attended this program. In the end it was worth it. It does have it's flaws but, hey, welcome to the real world.

Some advice I would give to future students is to get familiar with Github, basic HTML/CSS/BootStrap, PHPStorm, API's, ERD's and what a Framwork is. You will use past capstones to help you with your capstone. I am not sure what the future cohorts will offer training wise but here is my github and it my still prove useful.

https://github.com/agraham14

Try not to get frustrated. There are many guest speakers and a mock interview process. I rebelled against them initially but in the end took a lot from the experience as a whole.

Like most things in life - you will get a lot out of it if you put a lot of yourself into it. The difference between this bootcamp and learning to code online is this: You are paying for the opportunity to have experienced professionals guiding you who can answer your questions and give you feedback in person. It is truly a bootcamp that starts off relatively easy and then quickly ramps up in intensity. The course is prepared to give a student the elements necessary to be a well rounded web developer. The languages taught are sought after and relevant right now. In addition to learning to code - students are introduced into the tech buiness community and coached on networking, given job search guidance, and regular check-ins to make sure you aren't getting overwhelmed in the process. After bootcamp students come out with a beginning portfolio, and an arsenal of knowledge and tools to continue growing their web development skills.

Overall, I had a great experience at Deep Dive - the instructors were prepared and helpful, the curriculum was challenging but not impossible, and the environment was conducive to learning. My only complaint is that the professional development portion of the bootcamp lacked preparation for freelancing, which is a likely outcome for a student new to programming.

Having gone through this course, I believe that I got so much out of it. I am getting opportunities to use my new skills and develop them even further, a token to the success of the DDCB's instructors, and faculty.

The best things about this bootcamp: The instructors created a very challenging but very supportive learning environment. All three instructors put a lot of themselves into the course, care a great deal about the students, and are expert coders. The instructors are wonderful people, and really good teachers.

The coding assignments, the work-along demos, and the team-based capstone projects were extremely good. The instructors were very good at constructing and leading those sorts of hands-on coding experiences.

The worst things about this bootcamp: In the first three weeks, there were way too many lectures, and students spent way too little time coding. On several days, lectures took the entire 8 hours! All-day lectures are not an effective way to teach, because most students can't stay focussed on difficult technical material for that long while being passive. I was surprised that the curriculum was designed with so many lectures, since the instructors are not very good at lecturing, but they are great at leading hands-on, active-learning sorts of exercises.

The course is very intense, as it should be, and there is a lot of material to cover in 10 weeks. However, the time taken for passive lectures could have been greatly reduced by simply organizing each lecture (and by spending less lecture time on jokes and trivial asides). Also, the instructors could have used a "flipped classroom" approach, where students watch online lectures (e.g. from Lynda) at home, and nearly all of the class time is used for active, skill-based exercises.

TL;DR I learned a great deal by attending this bootcamp. The course has serious flaws, but the instructors have the skills they need to improve the course.

I enjoyed the DDCB experience, however, for someone will very little programming experience going in it was difficult. I was lucky to be on a team that had some programming knowledge before coming to the class, otherwise I would have been lost. The instructors were great, there were times though where the main instructor went off on stories that took up more time than they should of. The curriculum was truly extensive, but we are given so little time on some subjects that it almost didn't feel like learning, we were exposed to a language then we were expected to go do it. Yes, they do expect you to learn on your own using documentation but it was hard to get help when it was needed. You will be doing a lot of the work on the weekends and I do highly recommend it, but good luck getting any of the instructors to respond to questions. Our group all met together on Saturdays which was extremely helpful. If you can, encourage your cohort to do the same, I think I had one of the best cohorts out there. The job assistance was extremely helpful and even now that I have graduated I am still getting notifications of jobs and internships. Can I say that I feel ready to go get a job after this program? No. What I can say is that they have opened the doors to a whole new world of possibilities and have given me a foundation which to continue learning from. I appreciate all the insight the instructors have given me, and I loved how great the staff was in my time at the camp. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would have to give this course a 7/10. Great people, just not great for those barely starting their programming journey.

DDCB is a valuable, challenging program that can get you started in the tech industry. Like other bootcamps, it requires full commitment in order to reap the highest benefits. The career assistance is excellent - I was employeed in a month after I started looking for a job. There are also alternative options, paid internships and similar portofolio building opportunities that DDCB provides in order to help students bridge the gap in experience so they can be employable.

The course work is solid and you'll be exposed to fundamental principles of programming. Your best bet is to learn how to learn. You can't expect to be spoon-fed, but if you're willing to put in the time and effort you can graduate with enough knowledge and a polished portfolio piece to get you started.

The Deep Dive coding bootcamp does a good job of exposing you to a lot of technical information. The problem is there's ALOT of behind the scenes magic that you aren't exposed to or that isn't even hinted at during the course so when you graduate you're left scratching you're head on things like database connections and other issues that are extremely relevant.

Also, Javascript is the number one programming language on github and most highly sought by employers, but we spent less than half of a day learning Javascript and learned some Angular as we went along but with little to no formal instruction. PHP was the extreme focus of the course but is harder and harder to find jobs in, especially in the Albuquerque area.

The lead instructor is great, except he goes on lectures and rants that no where near deserve the time spent on them in relation to the importance of hands on learning needed to leave as a competent web developer. The assistant instructor was almost worthless as a technical assistant, as she was proficient in only front end languages and even then seemed lost or had an inability to explain some concepts with any understanding.

The time spent on "guest speakers" and non technical related things amounts to ALOT more of the course than you would think, and keeps you from learning more technical issues later in the course when you are in deeper technical water.

Another big issue I had with the camp, especially in retrospect was that everytime you had a technical problem to overcome the instructor(s) would basically just fix the problem with little to no explaining overall. Also, the camp makes ALOT of assumptions about your technical background where it comes to programming. The problem is, many come into the camp with little to no background and don't get a thorough understanding of some pretty basic programming concepts.

Job placement or assistance seems almost non-existent unless you're friends or close to the people passing on the assitance emails and opportunities. I think the opportunites should be much less discrimantory and have heard from other graduates that they feel the same.

After meeting and speaking with many graduates and following their quest for employment in a casual manner, I'm sure that Deep Dive mispresents the employment numbers and opportunities that graduates have.

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